WAI‘ALAE – KĀHALA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD NO. 3

Candidate Registration is
Now Open for 2025
Neighborhood Board Elections!

All current board members of the 2023-2025 Board term will need to register for the new term. Registration and candidate profile forms will not roll over from the previous Neighborhood Elections.

Important Dates:
• Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins
• Friday, February 21, 2025 – Candidate Filing and Voter Registration Deadline
• Friday, April 25, 2025 – Voting Begins
• Friday, May 16, 2025 – Voting Ends

For more information
Visit https://web5.hnl.info/nbe or https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/

Contact us at NCO@honolulu.gov or
Call 808-768-3710

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse
404 Kapahulu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815
AND VIA WEBEX

WEBEX MEETING LINK: https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID=m90ba0cc0c06385379f06455c91322e2f
MEETING NUMBER/ ACCESS CODE: 2499 473 0796
PASSWORD: NB03 (6203 from phones and video systems)
JOIN BY PHONE: +1-408-418-9388

Other available options include participating by WebEx and phone; instructions listed above.

Meeting Materials: Find a monthly archive of handouts and referenced materials concerning to the Waialae-Kahala Neighborhood Board No. 3 at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17LXJxz95TzKD5-I_NellIitTwSrY6MBr

Recordings of Board Meetings can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/@NeighborhoodCommissionOffice

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise their hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers are encouraged to keep their comments under three (3) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports under three (3) minutes. Please silence all electronic devices.

Note: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (HRS 92), specific issues not noted on this agenda cannot be voted on, unless added to the agenda. A two-thirds (2/3) vote six (6) of this nine (9)-member Board is needed to add an item to the agenda. Items may not be added if they are of major importance and will affect a significant number of people.
I. CALL TO ORDER – Chair: Christian De Quevedo

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS (Limited to three minutes each)
• Honolulu Fire Department – Captain Shubert
• Honolulu Police Department – Lt. Nakamura
• Board of Water Supply – Lorna

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES: There are two vacancies Subdistrict 1 and At-Large
Residents interested in filling a vacant board seat must bring current proof of residency to the board meeting or contact Neighborhood Assistant Anson Wu at anson.wu@honolulu.gov for verification in advance.

IV. ELECTED OFFICIALS’ REPORTS (Limited to three minutes each)
• Governor Josh Green’s Representative – Patti Jette
• Department of Transportation, Highways Division Representative – Casey Abe
• Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – Jon Nouchi
• Councilmember Tommy Waters (Council District 4) – Amanda Zappert
• State Representative Tina Grandetti (House District 19)
• Representative Mark Hashem (House District 18)
• Senator Stanley Chang (Senate District 9)

V. RESIDENTS’ COMMUNITY CONCERNS (Limited to three minutes each)

VI. BOARD BUSINESS / UNFINISHED BUSINESS / PRESENTATIONS
A. Presentation:
• Barry Weatherspoon – Verizon Cell Tower Installations: 4125 PAPU CIR, 4420 AUKAI AVE, 4557 KOLOHALA ST
• Temporary Public Art Project – Installation unveiling at Triangle Park, February 21st at 9:30 am.
• HECO Transformer Pole Installation: 4806 Kahala Avenue
• Board of Water Supply – Waialae Nui Production Well Project: Near Kilauea Avenue and Kilauea Place
• Neighborhood Commission Office – Three Absence Letter Notification: Board Member Peter Dudgeon
• Department of Environmental Services (ENV) – Sewer Fee Increases
• Sakai Family – Waialae Ave DOT Community Demand Letter
B. Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes:
• Review and approval of minutes from Thursday, January 16, 2025 regular meeting minutes.

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Upcoming Events:

Hawaii Pacific Health Women’s 10K and 5K Fun Run: Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Kahala Mall, 4211 Waialae Ave, Honolulu HI 96816 starting from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Hawaii Pacific Health Women’s 10K and 5K Fun Run: Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Kapiolani Park (2748 Monsarrat Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815) starting at 6:30 AM

Na Wahine Sprint Triathlon: Sunday, July 27, 2025 at Kapiolani Park (2748 Monsarrat Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815) starting at 6:00 AM

The race organizers will coordinate with Special Duty police officers for traffic management and GP Roadway Solutions for road signage.

B. Neighborhood Board Candidate Registration
The City has opened registration for people interested in serving on the neighborhood boards.
• Online registration deadline: February 21, 2025
• Mail-in registration must be postmarked by: February 21, 2025, and received by February 28, 2025.
• Register here: Neighborhood Board Elections

Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Location: Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, 404 Kapahulu Avenue, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96815

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

Waiʻalae Kāhala Neighborhood Board
A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board’s agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapālama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96817; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711; or call (808) 768-3710 or e-mail . Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco.

All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the board at the meeting. If submitting written testimony, please note the board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Send to: Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call the Neighborhood Commission Office at (808) 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or send an email to nco@honolulu.gov at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. It may not be possible to fulfill requests received after this date.

DRAFT REGULAR MEETING WRITTEN SUMMARY FOR VIDEO RECORD
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025 at 7:00 P.M.
PAKI HALE – 3840 PAKI AVENUE, MAIN FLOOR, HONOLULU, HI 96815 
AND VIA WEBEX TELECONFERENCING

Video recording of this meeting can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1LY4gxfR0I&t=5084s 

Reports & other meeting materials can be found at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17LXJxz95TzKD5-I_NellIitTwSrY6MBr 

I. CALL TO ORDER – [0:00:03]: Chair Christian De Quevedo called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.

Quorum was NOT established with four (4) members present. Note – This nine (9)-member Board requires five (5) members to establish a quorum and to take official Board action. Board members must be in-person or have video access.

Board Members Present: Christian De Quevedo, Lee Castonguay, Rich Turbin, Sylvia Himeda, and Colin Fujiki (7:32 p.m.)

Board Members Absent: Peter Dudgeon and Brian Wong.

Guests: Fire Captain William K. Ahuna (Honolulu Fire Department); Lieutenant Miura (Honolulu Police Department); Lorna Heller (Board of Water Supply); Patti Jette (Governor Josh Green); Casey Abe (Department of Transportation, Highways Division); Director Jon Nouchi (Mayor Rick Blangiardi); Amanda Zepeda (Councilmember Tommy Waters); Representative Tina Grandinetti; Mahea Daniels (Representative Mark Hashem); Executive Director Kaʻili Trask O’Connell, Marion Cadora, and Catherine Orians (Wahi Pana); Catorians, Mamaito Sakai, Emily Cristobal, Barry Weatherspoon, Robert Pennell,  Carol Hoshiko, Lorna, Tan Pham, Don, and Lisa (Resident); and Anson Wu (Neighborhood Commission Office). Note: Name was not included if not legible. There were 30 total participants.

II. CITY/STATE MONTHLY REPORTS – [0:00:43]

Honolulu Fire Department – [0:00:43]: Fire Captain William K. Ahuna provided the statistics for December 2024, and the January 2025 safety tip regarding Appliance and Electrical Safety.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g6q6zeRUv5skaoRS0RMKKqfp9QeDjuvY/view?usp=drive_link
• For more information: https://fire.honolulu.gov/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:02:31]

Honolulu Police Department – [0:04:44]: Lieutenant Miura provided the statistics for December 2024 and January 2025 the safety tip regarding Vehicle and Pedestrian Road Safety.
• For more information¬: https://www.honolulupd.org/

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:06:24]

Board of Water Supply (BWS) – [0:12:20]: Lorna Heller provided the report and highlighted the following: no mean breaks for the month of December 2024 and the General Water Announcement regarding Perform A Home Water Audit.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:13:38]

III. FILLING OF VACANCIES – [0:15:49]

Waiʻalae-Kāhala for Subdistrict 1 and At – Large – [0:15:49]: No volunteers.

IV. ELECTED OFFICIALS – [0:16:47]

Governor Josh Green’s Representative – [0:16:49]: Patti Jette provided the report and announced that the rock fall mitigation project at Diamond Head started on Monday, January 6, 2025.
• Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ckUqXCJ5_toiSpVbhM1a3usl-Vk6pPGN/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:17:52]

Department of Transportation (HDOT) – [0:23:34]: Casey Abe provided his report and highlighted the following: updates to a flashing messaging board on Vineyard Boulevard on Punchbowl Street; installation of  delineators; updates on a knocked down yield sign; new homeless encampment; updates on graffiti removal; new 50 speed limit sign on the H1 freeway; new Landscaping under the H1 viaduct; and safety concerns on Waialae Avenue and Kilauea Avenue intersection and Waialae Avenue  and Hunakai St. intersection.

Member Fujiki arrived to the meeting at (7:32 p.m.); 5 members present, quorum is established.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:27:59]

[0:50:07] – De Quevedo MOVED and Castonguay SECONDED to send a letter to the Director of the Department of Transportation and CC. Casey Abe regarding the safety concern on Hunakai St intersection. The board conducted a show of hands, the motion was ADOPTED; 5-0-0 (Aye: De Quevedo, Fujiki, Himeda, Turbin, and Castonguay; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [0:50:30].

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Representative – [0:51:00]: Director Jon Nouchi provided the report and will relay questions asked at the meeting.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7Iim61GsIEAwFdUpwqXR1vUrSyesSk5/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [0:51:40]

Council Chair Tommy Waters – [0:53:53]: Amanda Zepeda provided the report and highlighted the following: updates on community concerns asked in the previous meeting; legislative updates on Bill 50 regarding parades, resolution 25-1 regarding the vision zero plan from the Transportation Committee, Bill 52 regarding electric bicycles, and Bill 61 regarding wheelies; there was a good informational briefing on the issue of fireworks and on Transit Vacation rentals and Airbnb; Office of Housing provided an update on the City’s Housing Plan; and new leadership at the Council.
• Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZAhSeObyLpY9_wd5YoYKijt4klw8EtII/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:00:38]

[1:09:07] – Fujiki MOVED and Turbin SECONDED to write a letter to City Council to increase HPD resources and education to allow police to further better their job and to clean up the beaches from homeless encampments. Discussion Followed, the board conducted a show of hands. The motion was ADOPTED; 5-0-0 (Aye: De Quevedo, Fujiki, Himeda, Turbin, and Castonguay; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:14:10].

Representative Tina Grandinetti – [1:14:46]: Representative Tina Grandinetti provided the report and highlighted the following:  announced that yesterday was opening day, Grandinetti was assigned as Vice Chair of the Committee of Transportation and part of Housing and Finance; is currently working on a Bill Package relating to Housing and Transformational issues; will be co-convening the Working Families and Good Government caucus; and indirection of her staff members. Representative Grandinetti will be in room 304 in the capital and community members can contact her through her email at repgrandinetti@capitol.hawaii.gov or call 808-586-6310.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:19:59]

Representative Mark Hashem – [1:23:53]: Mahea Daniels provided the report and highlighted the following: questions, comments and concerns will be relayed back to Representative Hashem; and Representative Hasem is chairing of the Water and Land Committee.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:25:10]

Senator Stanley Chang – [01:27:02]: No representative present.

V. RESIDENTS’ COMMUNITY CONCERNS – [1:27:23]
No Concerns

VI. BOARD BUSINESS / UNFINISHED BUSINESS / PRESENTATIONS – [1:27:48]

[1:27:53] – Hearing no Objections, Chair De Quevedo moved the Approval of the Meeting Minutes up to the agenda.

Approval of the Thursday, November 16, 2024 regular meeting minutes – [1:27:54]: [1:28:07] – Fujiki MOVED and De Quevedo SECONDED to approve the Thursday, November 16, 2024 regular meeting minutes as written. The board conducted a show of hands; the motion WAS ADOPTED; 5-0-0 (Aye: De Quevedo, Fujiki, Himeda, Turbin, and Castonguay; Nay: None; Abstain: None) – [1:28:09].

Temporary Public Art Project – [1:28:19]: Executive Director Kaʻili Trask O’Connell, Marion Cadora, and Catherine Orians presented a proposed public art installation project called Wahi Pana. Wahi Pana started due to the Mayor’s Office of Culture and Arts (MOCA) receiving a 1-million-dollar grant from Bloomberg Philanthropy. Phase 1 of the project will start on February 25, 2025. For Phase 1, temporary art will be installed at Makalei Beach Park, Lēʻahi Beach Park, Fort Ruger Mini Park, and Kapeolani Community College.
• Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mSXFimlp612X7ygYX1LAZHZEgk0ho9wD/view?usp=drive_link

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:35:59]

Alternative Venues for Neighborhood Board Members – [1:46:55]: Due to time, this item was postponed to the next agenda.

[1:47:22] – V. Resident’s Community Concerns (Continued)

Parking issues – [1:47:07]: Resident Pennell raised concerns about the illegal parking/standing by cars on the opposite side of the road along Moa Street by those wanting to drop off their passengers during the Sony Event.

Questions, comments, and concerns followed – [1:51:01]

VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS – [1:58:07]

Hawaii Pacific Health Women’s 10K and 5K Fun Run – [1:58:09]: Chair De Quevedo announced the Hawaii Pacific Health Women’s 10K and 5K Fun Run on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at Kapiolani Park starting at 6:30 a.m.

Na Wahine Sprint Triathlon – [1:58:49]: Chair De Quevedo announced the Na Wahine Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Kapiolani Park starting at 6:00 a.m.

Neighborhood Board Candidate Registration – [1:58:49]: The City has opened registration for people who are interested in serving on the neighborhood boards. Online registration is due by February 21, 2025. Mail-in registration must be postmarked by February 21, 2025, and received by February 28, 2025. You can register using the link here: https://www8.honolulu.gov/nco/neighborhood-board-elections/

VIII. ADJOURNMENT – [1:59:00]: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Submitted by: Anson Wu, Neighborhood Assistant, NCO
Reviewed by: Dylan Whitsell, Deputy Director
Finalized by:

To view agenda and minutes, visit our board website.

Event shows physical location; however, other options of participation may also include WebEx and phone.  If available, instructions for WebEx and phone can be found at the top of the agenda.